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'FHE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1905. .oar COOKS TN AINTINESS in Undermusliris U the showing to be seen these busy days m our balcony, this store has a reputation for quality at right prices which this sale preserves and our great stock of fluffy white wear at our specially low prices enabled us to give you absolutely better buying advantages, we think, than you can find elsewhere. SATURDAY IS "CORSET COVER" DAY. - J ' Gowns. At 50c, 5ic, 69c, 9m- and up to $7.50 each. Skirts. At 50c. 67c, 83c. 95c. $1.15, up to $12.50 each. Drawers. At 25c, 33c, 39c. 50o, and up to $3 pair. Children's Underwear. Gowns. 50c and up ward. Drawers. 10c and upward. Skirts 25c and up ward. STOP THEJRAFT, Senate and House Journal Ques tion Is Up. Action of Committees Causes a Stir. MR. KNAPP RESIGNS. House Chief Clerk Says Allow ance Is Too Small. Another Effort Will Be Made to Fix Things. A bomb shell was thrown into the legislature this morning when the re port of the confeience committee of the house and senate on the fee and salaries bill was read in both houses and senate. The senute had passed a bill for the payment of fees and salaries and had fixed the fees for the secretary of the senate and chief clerk of the house at 10 cents per folio for printer's copy for the senate journal, 12 cents a folio for the engrossed copy and $150 to each for indexing their journals in addition to the $5 a day they are paid as salaries. The house knocked these fees out of the bill and a conference committee was called for. There was a hot fight in the com mittee ar.d Senator Young opposed the fees being put back into the bill. The committee made its report this morning, the report being as follows: To the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the State of Kansase: "Your conference committee, to whom was referred senate bill No. 4 3 5. relating to an appropriation for the per diem and mileage of membeiss and pay clerks, having had the same under consideration, and having given the same very careful thought, with the expectation that the same might establish a precedent, report as fol lows: Your committee iinds: First. That section Ten. article Two of the constitution provides that the house shall keep and publish a journal of its proceedings. Second. In the opinion of your com mittee, the word 'publish." as used in said section, means the printing of the house and senate journals in DooK term. Third. Your committee finds no law for the publication or payment of what is called the engrossed or tran scribed copy of the journal. Fourth, That in both the senate and house of representatives, clerks are employed and paid by the state to fur nish what is called and known as the printer copy. Fifth, That the secretary of the sen ate and clerk of the house are not entitled to ten cents per folio for fur nishing said printer copv. Sixth, That the law now provides for the secretary of the senate and clerk of the house of representatives a per diem of live dollars. "Your committee. therefore. re spectfully recommends that the secre tary of the senate and clerk of the house of representatives shall be al lowed such sum as. together with the per diem, shall make in all six hun dred dollars for each in full compensa If age, worry or sickness has brought you white hairs, or if nature i c i - jo you hair of an ODjecaoaaure coior.ucan De remeaiea Walnutia Hair Stain t - 1 T 1 1 .- . 1 his ncn ana harmless stain resioics i I : L. .!, A - brown to black. Does not wash or V not sticky or greasy. Prica 60c. Trial bottle seat fr on lacelpf of thit advertisement and 4c postafe by SX. THE PACIFIC TSADIN6 CO.. Si. Leaii. Ka. J C For Sale and Guaranteed by 7 GEORGE W. STANSFIELD. . P 6S9 Kansas Avenue. CARREM fcf.CRCS3raCl . car booDs was never better displayed than I'pwards of Tliroe Hundred Dozen about 50 styles -of btautiful Corset Covers, ranging In price from 19c to $3.75 each. Will be on display. 19c Special Corset Cover of long cloth; trim med with hemstitched lawn ruffle the same corset cover we have sold hundreds of at 25c. 23c Corset Cover of long cloth elaborately trim med back and front with 3-inch Torchon lace of quaint design and washable baby ribbon a 39c quality. 39c Corset Cover of cambric, 3 horizontal rows of Point de Paris insertion, alternating with two rows of cluster tucks of 5 tucks each; neck and arm eyes lace trimmed; exceptional value. 48c Corset Cover of sheer long cloth; 2 rows of 2-incIi Torchon insertion applied V-shape alternating with one row of the plain mate rial one inch wide; neck and arm eyes lace trimmed a very effective garment. 75c Corset Cover of Swiss Mull; 6 vertical rows cf half-inch Swiss insertion of dainty design; nick is trimmed with two rows same inser tion; also neck and arm eyes trimmed with hemstitched lawn ruffle and washable baby ribbon. 9Sc Corset Cover of fine long cloth; 6 vertical rows of one inch wide Point de Paris lace; hack and front alternating with strips of plain material one inch wide; neck and arm eyes of lace and washable baby ribbon; very pretty. tion for the work of the session, in cluding, at their own cost, the index ing of the journal. "We. therefore, recommend that the senate concur in the house amend ments to the bill and. after the words 'of each house,' in line 5 of section 1 of the bill, the following words be in serted: "For the payment of the chief clerk of the house and the secretary of the senate, the sum of six hundred dollars ($600) each, which shall be in full compensation for all work done by them as such officers during and after the session, including the making, at their own cost, of an index to their respective journals, of which said amounts the said chief clerk and sec retary shall only receive the amount of their per diem, as provided by law, until their work as such chief clerk and secretary, respectively, shall have been approved by the secretary of state. "H. B. MILLER, "I. D. YOUNG. "S. H. BRANDON, "W. 15. HAM. ' "P. C. YOUNG." Chief Clerk Tenders Resignation. As soon as this report was read in the house, and had been adopted with out much discussion by a vote of 79 to 12, Chief Clerk F. W. Knapp sprung a sensation by tendering his resigna tion, as follows: "To the Members of the House of Rep resentatives: "Not wishing to in any way em barrass my friends, who will expect a complete record of their proceedings printed and properly Indexed, I feel it my duty to at this time make known that under the report of the con ference committee adopted by this house it will be a losing proposition to me to revise the printer's copy of the journal as it should be revised and give them a full, complete and com prehensive index of the same at the amount allowed in said report, I here by respectfully make known to the house that at the conclusion of the present session, or now if they prefer, I tender them my resignation as chief clerk. "I do this not to cast any reflection upon the conference committee or any members of the house who have voted in favor of the adoption of the report, but because I am not financially situ ated to work without compensation, and because I know without being told the amount of work that will devolve upon me at the close of this session, and because that I do not be lieve the people of Kansas want any man to work for nothing. "Furthermore, this being an appro priation bill and not a statute will not in any way affect the fees of future chief clerks and secretaries. "Ilespectfullv submitted. 'F. W. KNAPP. "Chief Clerk." Mr. Knapp is very popular in the house, and the members at once realized that they had made a mistake. Brown of Sherman moved that the action of the house in adopting the re port by the conference committee be reconsidered. Adams of Sedgwick sec onded the motion. W. Y. Morgan said that h"! knew something about the amount of work which the chief clerk would have to do after the close of the session, and he considered $600 too small an amount. He said the clerk should have at least $1,000. Mr. Brierley of Cloud county stated that owing to the extremely efficient work of Mr. Knapp, he was worth more than the pay allowed by the confer ence. Half a dozen other members paid high tribute to Mr. Knapp's good work as chief clerk. The motion to recon has been unkind in giving NN. Ll 1 I vi ! 1 1 I 1 1 11 -. giay, weaseu or Dieacnea nair or l - -I '.. .u. j t v i . rub off contains no poisons and is If AH Druggists. sider the motion carried unanimously. This puts the report on the committee on the calendar under the business to come up at the Saturday session of the house. Senators Ask for Time. When the report was read in the sen ate Senator Getty wished the matter to lay-over for 24 hours. . "This report will reflect on a custom which has been in force," said Senator Getty who was a member of the senate conference committee with Senator Young. "We found this, that the sen ate journal kept here from day to day is the orilgnal document. We have stenographers now making the printer's copy. I will tell you where the alleged graft comes in is in something we don't find one solitary syllable of law for." Senator Young produced a typewrit ten bound volume of the senate journal of two years ago made as a transcribed copy. The book was eight inches thick. "We can find no authority or law for the making of such a book" said Senator Young. "It cost the state for typewritista making the transcribed copy for this book $1,149.75. In the house two years ago for a like book the state paid $2,800 for having the typewritten folios made. For the printer's copy for the senate journal the state paid $919.80. If there is any graft here is where it comes in. For all this in the house and the senate two years ago the state paid oyer $6,000 for which there is no law. "The law does provide for the pub lishing of a printed copy of the house and senate journal, and this is neces sary." said Senator Young. "The stenographers here make the copy of the senate journal from day to day for the state printer. We want to be liberal and allow the clerks here $300 for indexing the journal. We think that liberal." "Did you go back more than two years in this .investigation?" asked Senator Getty. "No, we were dizzy when we got back two years," said Senator Young. "Are these typewritten copies of tne journals of any value?" asked Senator Connor. "None whatever as the journal is published in book form," said Senator Young. "The graft has grown until the sec retaryship of the senate and chief clerkship of the house was worth $2,500." said Senator Benedict. "I can go back thirty-three years as a mem ber of one branch or another of the Kansas legislature. I remember when we increased the compensation of the secretary of the senate to $500 for transcribing and $300 for indexing the journal. Then it was done in pen and ink and even then it was a graft, bat we did not know anything about graft in those days. This has grown to $2,500 or $3,000. "I don't believe there is anything in this matter to discuss," said Senator Miller. "I conferred with the attorney general to know that this report is correct. This simply fixes the salary of the chief clerk of the house and the secretary of the senate. This should be settled and made a tprecedent for future legislatures." The report was withdrawn by unani mous consent for some changes to be made. Senator Benedict followed the lead by offering a resolution, which was adopted, that the senate committee on employes at once investigate to determine if any persons are on the senate pay roll who were not placed there by authority of the committee. COMPOSE ROOSEVELT MARCH. New York. Feb. 10. When President Roosevelt visits "Little Hungary" in East Houston street next Tuesday night as the guest of the Hungarian Repubr Some of Topeka 's Leading Whist Players. If i 1 V- ' T i ' " n i nnur Copsand President: "I 7W D. Washburn. Treasurer. Officers of the Topeka Whist Club. lican club he will find himself among old friends and familiar surroundings. He promised this society before he be came president that should he reach this goal he would dine with them. Max Schwartz, proprietor -of Liberty hall, has been at his wit s end to think of a real Hungarian novelty for the feast, something which the president has not seen or tasted beofre. The novelty has been discovered. It will take the form of a souvenir. In honor of the occasion Jancsi Jonas, court musician to Archduke Joseph of Austria-Hunsary, who is the leader of "Little Hungary's" orchestra of sixteen pieces, has composed a Hungarian Roosevelt march which will be played for the first time as the president en ters the dining hall. Many a man finally steps to rest on his laurels, only to find that he has contract ed chronic insomnia. WIIISTPLAYERS. Central Association Begins Its Sessions in Topeka. First Play Started at 2 O'clock Today. MANY TEAMS ARE HERE Devotees of the Game Represent ing Large Cities. Des Moines Trophy Games Cen ter of Interest. This afternoon at 2 o'clock the first play was started in the teams of four and pair contests of the Central Whist association which is being held today and will continue tomorrow at the Elks' club rooms. J 1 0E ft AMI JOIIX P. ORGAST, President Central Whist Association. , Visiting players are here from Sioux City, la., Council BlufTs, la., Grand Is land, Neb., Omaha, N,eb., Lincoln, Neb., Kansas City, Mo., St. Joseph, Mo., Per ry, Ok., St. Marys, Kan., Louisville, Kan., Independence, Kan., Ottawa, Lawrence, Leavenworth, and two or three other points. About 50 players will take part in the pair contest and about 30 in the teams of four. Some of the visitors who are here are: From Council Bluffs: John P. Organ, president of the association, E. F. Stimson, C. D. Walters, James Mithen; from St. Joseph: A. Wendover, Gus Ir win, Charles W. Knight, Moses Apple, Dr. Frank Smith, J. I. Hoover, John F. Tyler, A. G. Hoover, J. C, Schoop, Gus Gillespie, H. R. .Taylor, Dr. A. E. Scott, Wcr Prtsiderrf- (AJ.ft. Fa Miner. 3 ecrafirr!- F. M. Lerr.mon, H. N. Libbe, C. S. Bau blits, W. P. McDonald. W. F. Maxwell; from Kansas City: Anderson.Meredith, Howlett, Martin: Sioux City: O. J. Ho berg, T. M. Hanlon, Michael Waters, Dr. F. M. Parmley; Perry, Ok.: H. A. McCandless, John A. Hansen, J. J. Jones, F. C. Thresher; from Lincoln, Neb.: W. E. Hardy, Spaulding, Woods, Ackerman; from Lawrence: J. J. O'Rourke; from St. Marys: T. J. Burns, ard TTrbansky, Edward O'Brien, Dr. ard tlrbanskkv, Edward O'Brien, Dr. Verschelden, W. M. Sines; from Louis ville: Samuel Huey, W. L. Hauldren, WT. A. Knecht. Thomas Knecht; from Ottawa- Fred Dobson, John Scott; from Independence: W. C. McXutt, J. J. Shea; from Grand Island, Neb.; George W. Porter, H. C. Miller, Henry Sievers, W. A. Prince. ThB fnliowimr pair teams will repre- ci tv,Q Tnneka Whist club in the con ': Si X 1 . faff r 4 TV r test for the Des Moines trophy: Larsb. How much she could save by purchasing groceries and meats of us, the housewife would not hesitate to give us a trial. All we want is a chance to prove it. Just note these prices : Grocery Department. Perfection Oil, gallon. . .10c Dried Peaches, 4 lbs 25c Taylor Grain Co.'s "Per fection" Flour, high est patent, 50-lb sack $1.40 Bulk Oatmeal, 8 lbs 25c Broken Rice, 8 lbs 25c Fanej'- Small Prunes, 8 lbs 25c Yellow Cornmeal, sack . . 10c Navel Oranges, dozen. . .10c Stick Candy, 30 sticks. . 5c Matches, 1,00,0 for 5c Good Laundry Soap, ex tra large bars, 9 for. . .25c Fancy Colorado Potatoes, 15 lbs for 15c; 60 lbs. .55c Heinz 's Dill Pickles, dozen 15c Jumbo Pickles extra large size, dozen 15c Good Parlor Brooms .... 15c Lillian Russell Cigars, 8 for 25c Sal Soda,' 20 fbs for! ! '. .25c Navy Beans, 7 lbs for. . .25c Fancy Canned Corn per can 7c Best Cane Granulated Sugar, 15i2 lbs for. .$1.00 Fraser Southeast Corner The store that undersells them all. and Fuller; Falkiner and Fulton; Brown and Hart; Sibley and Hurrie; Gillespie and Ashby; Hammatt and Taliaferro; Marshall and Gill; Scan drett and Putnam; Nowers and Storey; Herbst and Shakeshaft; Wolf and Ryder, and possibly two or three oth er teams. The team of four is composed of the following strong players from the home club: Messrs. E. L. Copeland, A. D. Washburn. T. H. Pennekamp and Dr. W. N. West, the latter being captain of the team. The pair and teams of four con tests will last through this afternoon, tonight and tomorrow afternoon. Then the "free for all" game will take place tomorrow .night.at the close of which a banvtet wUL.bfr served. Kight teams have entered the team of four play and about fifty players have gone into the pair contest. A. Wendover, representing the St. Joseph Whist club, has generously put up a new trophy to be known as the St. Joseph Trophy, which will be given to the club winning the pair contest at this meeting. NORTH TOPEKA. Leave items for this column with Kim ball Printing Co., 912 N. Kansas avenue. Don't forget the Valeintines at Bair's. C. T. Casler was in town today from Hoyt. . ; . There is a case of scarlet fever at 924 Kansas avenue. George J. Graves is ill at his home, 224 West Gordon street, with the grip. -i - "Nr?ilinlai-n wont to De Sota. Kan., today to attend the funeral of his brother's little child. Mrs. L. C. Dolman, who has been ill .-ith the trrio at her home. 122 West Gordon street, is improving. Dr. T. B. Reynolds has been connnea ,"; v,firv,o 1107 .Tarkson street, for IU 110 a , . several days with a severe attack of grip. Miss Nina Clampitt, who nas Deen visiting Miss . Rose Coughlin, will re turn Saturday to her home in St. Jos eph, Mo. George Hupp and family have moved here from the South side and have ta ken rooms in tne siock nouse ai j.u-,j Van Buren street. Mr Herbert French has gone to Sil ver Lake for a short visit to his broth er, C. C. French, before returning to his home in Newton. Victor council No. 4 K. and L, of S., will give a Valentine box social for their members only, at their hall in the Barrett block next Monday evening. The Christian Stewardship league of the Kansas Avenue M. E. church, will meet this evening at the home of Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Stavely, 1325 Quincy street. Mr and Mrs. William Retter and family and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cole man and family of Kiro were the guests yesterday of Mr. and Mrs. G. Brocker man of 930 Monroe street. Special offerings for Saturday: 6c Calicoes 3e yard 7ic Apron Ginghams 5c yard 8 l-3c Tennis Flannel 5c yard 12V4C Fleece Flannelettes Tc yard loc Percaline Linings 5c yard 15c 36-in Satine Linings c yard 17c Fleeced Waistings 9c yard 35c Bleached Damask 22c yard 50 and 75c Dress Goods 25c yard THE NEW ERA DEPT. STORE. John D. Morse is here for a short visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Morse of 214 West Gordon street, and to make arrangements to ship his household goods to Moline, Kan., where he will make his home. Mr.Morse is in terested in the Moline Lime works with Mr T M. James, Jr. Mrs. Morse and little son, who have been visiting Mrs. Morse's relatives in Chicago since be fore the holidays, reached Moline the first of the week and until the arrival of their household goods are staying with Mr. and Mrs. James. Miss Nellie Williams entertained a party of Continental creamery girls yesterday afternoon at her home, 709 West Gordon street, after a merry sleighride. Dainty refreshments were served. Among those present were: Miss Anna Connell. Miss Minnie Sar ver, Miss Grace Bumgarner, Miss Car rie Cope, Miss Sadie Keller, Miss May Tillinghast, and Miss Maud Middaugh. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knox entertained the E I. G. club on Wednesday even ing a their home in East Indianola. A pleasant evening was spent playing Bros Knew Fresh Meat Dept. Fancy Butterine, lb 10c Plate Boiling Meat, lb . . 4c Chuck Steak, 3 lbs ..25c Rib Roasts; lb ..10c Breakfast Bacon, lb . . 120 Hamburg Steak, lb 10c Fancy Hams (not shoul ders), lb 10c Fancy California Hams, per lb 7c Dry Salt Pork, lb 6c Heinz 's Sauer Kraut, qt., 5c White Lard, lb 7c Beef Liver, H). 5c Tea and Coffee Dept. Frazer Bros. ' Club Blend Coffee, lb 20c Tea Dust, lb 10c Good Bulk Coffee, K...15c 20c Coffee, 2 lbs for 40c (A cup and saucer free with each 2-lb order.) White House Coffee, Mocha and Java, 1-lb can. .i ............. . .40c 50c Japan Tea, lb .... . . .35c Good Gunpowder Tea, lb 25c Lee's Sensation Coffee, 2-lb can 50c 6th and Jackson. Both Phones 660 games and refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Those present were: Misses Ruth Klinefelter, Rose Clarke, Pearl Klinefelter, Frankie Ward, Lulu Clarke, Edith Reed, Nell Purdum, Messrs. W. Thomas, Floyd Henshaw. Norman Whitney. Erskine Wray, John Lesser, Joe Howard and Master Cletis Knox. Special offerings for Saturday: 5c Towels 220 each 25c Pillow Tops 10c each 25c Children's Golf Gloves 15c pair $2.50 Ladies' Trimmed Hats ..49c $4.00 Ladies' Trimmed Hats.k ....... .95c $7.50 Ladies' Trimmed Hats $1.45 $7.50 Ladies' silk lined Jackets $1.95 49c Ladies' Waists 25c 49c Tarn O'Shanters 29c UTit',W'KftA!2EPT. STORE.,' Roller skating5 tomorrow night. VICTIM OF FREAK CULT. Girl of 23 Losing Mind in Study of It Sets Fire to Self. Chicago, Feb. 10. "Freak" religion has claimed another victim. Believ ing that the millennium was near, and that she had received a divine call to offer herself as a sacrifice. Miss Frances Wakley, 6309 Lowe avenue, poured oil over her clothing and the pile pf torn books and papers in which she stood, knd set the whole on fire. While the flames were wrapped around her she laughed, apparently feeling no pain, and fought with the woman who was trying to save her. "Let me alone," she cried out. "Christ is coming. I know he is com ing, and I want to be ready to receive him. Don't stop me. I was asked to do this during the night and you are sinning not to allow me to die." In the next room was the aged mother of the girl, paralyzed, listening to her daughter's voice and smelling the smoke, but unable even to call for help. The only other person in the house when the girl's cries and wild laughter were first heard was Mrs. H. M. Kelly. Running to- the room on the second floor, Mrs. Kelly was unable at first to enter on account of the smoke. In Mrs. Kelly's attempts to drag the girl out of the flre her own dress caught several times. Then a neigh bor arrived, and seeing the situation turned in an alarm of fire. The de partment soon put the blaze out and the giri was taken to the Englewood Union hospital. It was said last night that she might not live. The girl is 23 years of age. The act which will probably cause her death was the culmination of three days' de mentia. Since last Friday she had eaten no food. Her insanity was brought about by constant reading and study of a new religion which has re cently made it appearance in Engle wood. The identity of this sect is kept secret. No one of the friends of the girl will reveal it. For the last year ehe has been coming downtown, presumably to the Masoric temple, to attend meetings of the sect, which teaches fasting, and that the millennium is close at hand. The girl has been accompanied on these journeys by a Mrs. Davis, who lives near Sixty-second street and Lowe avenue. Attempts to find this woman last night were in vain. The two left for the meeting place early each even ing and Sid not return until late. She was graduated from the Universi ty of Chicago four years ago. At that time her brother, Gilbert J. Wakley, 34 years old, who was an electrical engi neer during the World's fair, disap peared, and she has been the mother's sole support since then. She has done needlework for Englewood women, tak ing all the fancy work of Mrs. Charles S. Deneen. - California $25.00 via Santa Fe. During March and April tickets will be sold to Los Angeles. San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, and other points in California and the Northwest. Through tourist car service at slight additional cost. Free chair cars all the way and only three nights out to the above points Santa Fe all the way. Write for literature free for the asking. Address T. L. KING. C. P. & T. A., Topeka. If it be true that microbes lurk In kisses, sweet as honey. They must be -r,d cousins to The germs of matrimony. Store (rTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT A. X ) " 1 GHEOiT TO ALL. PAY A LITTUZ 1 a Week t BUYS THIS 1 X Worth $18 tomorrow t 1 and next week S13oT5 X This Late Style X 34 Length Coat t X Worth $20 tomor- X t row and next week j 12.59 s $14.59 1 I 75c a Week x Ladies' Short Jackets X Worth 12.00 marked X down to X t $5.59 and $7.59 I X 5oc a Week J Everything in Clothing X t for Men, Women and j Children, on Credit at Reduced Prices for the I Next Ten Days. I CREDIT I Clothing; Co.: ! 113 E. 8th St. I I f-v t f J I : 'f. ! X I Ml t